断末魔

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 5
まつ
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
斷末魔 (kyūjitai)
断末摩

Etymology[edit]

(だん) (dan) + 末魔(まつま) (matsuma, from Sanskrit मर्मन् (marman, mortal spot, vulnerable point)). Originates in Buddhism.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(だん)(まつ)() (danmatsuma

  1. deathbed; final moments; hour of death
  2. pain experienced while dying; agony

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN